About Lori
Lori Rolf is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience. She offers a gentle, practical style that centers the person in the room and focuses on real changes for everyday life. Lori uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and addictions. She also supports those facing grief, trauma, and intimacy-related concerns.
How Lori works
Her sessions aim to build skills for handling strong emotions and improving relationships. Lori emphasizes collaboration - she and the client make goals together and check progress along the way. She pays attention to how life roles and work demands affect mood and coping.
Lori has experience addressing eating concerns, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, anger, and compassion fatigue. She also works with LGBT issues and women's concerns. Her approach balances practical tools with empathy so people can try new behaviors between sessions.
Clients can expect clear, straightforward interventions alongside reflective conversation. Lori prefers to tailor techniques to each person's needs, using CBT and DBT skills when helpful and motivational interviewing to support change. The focus is on small, sustainable steps toward the life someone wants.
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What Lori works with
The areas below are the ones Lori selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches in online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and meeting people where they are. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort feelings and clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication and can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what is most helpful. Clients and the clinician work together to pick tools that match preferences and needs rather than following a fixed recipe.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and teaching skills visually. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, mood tracking, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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